CN219067412U

CN219067412U - Connector and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN219067412U
Application number: CN202223504044.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 简中坚; 叶董盛; 焦东坡; 杨国科; 梁新凤
Original assignee: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-27
Filing date: 2022-12-27
Publication date: 2023-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-27

Abstract

The application provides a connector and vehicle, vehicle include the connector, and the connector includes public end, female end and serial components, and public end is connected to female end, and female end is equipped with a plurality of female end holes, and female end still is equipped with the slot, and slot intercommunication is two at least female end holes, and the serial components is including connecting portion and two at least access hole portions that are connected mutually electricity, and a plurality of access hole portions connect in the same side of connecting portion. Each female end hole can accommodate one access hole part, and when each access hole part of the serial component is inserted into one female end hole, the connecting part can be accommodated in the slot. The connector and the vehicle of this application can realize establishing ties between the hole site in a plurality of female end holes through the serial components, and connecting portion is acceptd to the rethread slot for connecting portion is embedded and not exposes, and then makes the circuit more succinct, avoids the pencil wire winding, thereby is convenient for dismouting and maintenance.

Description

Connector and vehicle

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of vehicle circuits, in particular to a connector and a vehicle.

Background

At present, in the whole wire harness design of a vehicle, if the wire harness needs to be connected in series, a short-circuit cap is additionally arranged or a pressing point is arranged on an electric wire, the trend of a line is complex, wire harness winding can be caused, the wire consumption can be increased, cost waste is caused, and assembly and later maintenance are not facilitated.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the foregoing, it is necessary to provide a connector capable of connecting wires in series and a vehicle having the connector, which are aimed at improving the simplicity of the wire harness design of the whole vehicle, making the disassembly and assembly simple and convenient for maintenance, and effectively reducing the cost and weight of the wire harness.

The utility model provides a connector in an embodiment, including public end, female end and series connection spare, female end is connected public end, and female end is equipped with a plurality of female end holes, and female end still is equipped with the slot, and slot intercommunication is two at least female end holes, and series connection spare is including connecting portion and two at least access hole portions that are connected mutually electricity, and a plurality of access hole portions connect in the same side of connecting portion. Each female end hole can accommodate one access hole part, and when each access hole part of the serial component is inserted into one female end hole, the connecting part can be accommodated in the slot.

The connector can realize series connection between the hole sites of a plurality of female end holes through the serial connection piece, and the connecting portion is accommodated by the slot, so that the connecting portion is embedded and is not exposed, the circuit is further concise, wire harness winding is avoided, and disassembly, assembly and maintenance are facilitated.

In some embodiments, the plurality of female end holes are spaced apart along a first direction, and the slots are in communication with the same side of the plurality of female end holes along a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.

In some embodiments, the plurality of female end holes aligned in the first direction form a female end hole set, and the plurality of female end hole sets are spaced apart in the second direction.

In some embodiments, the set of female end holes has two, each female end hole set having two female end holes.

In some embodiments, the slots extend through opposite sides of the female end.

In some embodiments, the male end is provided with a plurality of male end holes, each corresponding to one of the female end holes.

In some embodiments, the male end is provided with a slot that communicates with at least two male end bores, each capable of receiving one of the access apertures.

In some embodiments, the male end has a receiving cavity and a clamping groove, the female end has a buckle, the receiving cavity can receive a portion of the female end, and after the female end is inserted into the receiving cavity, the buckle can be inserted into the clamping groove to fix the female end and the male end.

In some embodiments, the connection portion is provided with a connection hole.

The embodiment of the application also provides a vehicle, which comprises a vehicle main body, a plurality of electric appliances and the connector in any embodiment, wherein the wire harnesses of the electric appliances are electrically connected through the connector, the connector is provided with a mounting buckle, and the connector is fixed on the vehicle main body through the mounting buckle.

The vehicle of this application has realized through foretell connector that whole car pencil is succinct more, has avoided the pencil wire winding to be convenient for dismouting and maintenance, and reduced pencil cost and weight.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a connector according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the connector of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the connector of fig. 1 taken along line III-III.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the female end of fig. 1.

Description of the main reference signs

Connector 100

Male end 10

Wire harness 11

Housing cavity 12

Clamping groove 13

Female end 20

Female end hole 21

Slot 22

Buckle 23

Series 30

Connection portion 31

Connection hole 311

Female end hole set 211

Access hole portion 32

Detailed Description

The following description of the technical solutions of the present application will be made with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or intervening components may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. The term "or/and" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Some embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without collision.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a connector 100 for connecting wire harnesses in series is provided in an embodiment of the present application. The connector 100 includes a male end 10, a female end 20, and a series 30. The male end 10 and the female end 20 are mounted together and can be plugged with a plurality of wire harnesses respectively. The female end 20 is provided with a plurality of spaced female end holes 21. The female end 20 is further provided with a slot 22, and the slot 22 communicates with at least two female end holes 21. The serial member 30 includes a connection portion 31 and at least two hole portions 32 electrically connected, and the hole portions 32 are connected to the same side of the connection portion 31. Each female end hole 21 can receive an access hole 32 or a wire harness, and one end of the access hole 32 or the wire harness inserted into the female end hole 21 can electrically connect the wire harness 11 inserted into the male end 10 inside the connector 100 (see fig. 3). The positions of the plurality of hole portions 32 correspond to the positions of the plurality of female end holes 21 one by one, and when each hole portion 32 of the serial member 30 is inserted into the corresponding female end hole 21, the connection portion 31 can be inserted into the slot 22, that is, the slot 22 is used for accommodating the connection portion 31.

In the connector 100 of the application, the connecting portion 31 can be used for connecting the inlet hole portions 32 in the plurality of female end holes 21 in series, and then connecting the wire harness connected with the inlet hole portions 32 in series, so that the circuit is simpler, wire harness winding is avoided, a conventionally used short-circuit cap is avoided, or a pressing point is arranged on an electric wire, meanwhile, the connecting portion 31 can be stored in the slot 22, and exposure is avoided, and accordingly the structure is further simplified, and the whole connector 100 is convenient to assemble, disassemble and overhaul. In addition, when the plurality of female holes 21 need not be connected in series, the connector 30 may be directly inserted into the female holes 21 without using the connector, thereby improving the adaptability of the connector 100.

In some embodiments, the plurality of female holes 21 are arranged at intervals along the first direction (X direction), and the slots 22 are connected to the same side of the plurality of female holes 21 along the second direction (Y direction), and the Y direction is perpendicular to the X direction, so that in the structure of the serial component 30, the connecting portion 31 can be directly arranged at the top or bottom of the plurality of hole portions 32, thereby facilitating the processing. By way of illustrative example, the connecting portion 31 is in the form of a sheet and is connected to the access portion 32 by welding.

In some embodiments, the slot 22 extends through opposite sides of the female end 20 in the X-direction for ease of machining and also to facilitate viewing of the insertion of the connection 31 within the slot 22.

In some embodiments, the plurality of female holes 21 arranged in the X direction form one female hole group 211, and the plurality of female hole groups 211 are arranged at intervals in the Y direction, so that the arrangement of the plurality of female holes 21 is more regular to simplify the structure.

Further alternatively, the female end hole groups 211 have two, i.e., four female end holes 21 of the female end 20 are arranged in a 2×2 form, the two female end holes 21 in each female end hole group 211 are connected by one slot 22, and the two female end hole groups 211 are separated and not connected.

In some embodiments, the male end 10 is also provided with four male end holes (not shown), each for inserting one wire harness, each male end hole being in one-to-one correspondence with one female end hole 21 along the Z direction, i.e. the wire harness inserted into the male end hole can be electrically connected with the wire harness or the access hole portion 32 inserted into the female end hole 21 inside the connector 100 for transmission of an electrical signal.

When the wire harness connecting device is used, when a plurality of female end holes 21 are not required to be connected in series, the serial piece 30 is not required, two wire harnesses are only required to be respectively inserted into the male end holes and the corresponding female end holes 21, at this time, the two wire harnesses can be connected in series, and the wire harnesses in the non-corresponding male end holes and the female end holes 21 are not connected in series.

When the electrical signals of the three wires are required to be connected, a serial component 30 is required to be used, specifically, one of the three wires is inserted into the male end hole, two hole portions 32 of the serial component 30 are respectively inserted into two female end holes 21 of a female end hole group 211, one of the hole portions 32 is inserted into the female end hole 21 corresponding to the male end hole with the wire harness, the other two wires of the three wires are connected to the connecting portion 31, and at this time, the wire harnesses in the male end hole can be connected with the two wires of the connecting portion 31 in series, so that the serial connection of the three wires is realized.

When the electrical signals of the four wires are required to be connected, a serial connection member 30 is also required, specifically, two inlet holes 32 of the serial connection member 30 are respectively inserted into two female holes 21 of a female hole group 211, two of the four wires are connected to the connecting portion 31, and the other two of the four wires are respectively inserted into two male holes corresponding to the two hole portions 32, at this time, the wires in the two male holes are connected with the two wires on the connecting portion 31 in series, so that the serial connection of the four wires is realized.

In addition, when the serial connection function of the twisted pair needs to be achieved, two serial connection members 30 are required to be used, the two serial connection members 30 are respectively inserted into a corresponding one of the female end hole groups 211, then the wire harnesses on the connection portions 31 in the two serial connection members 30 are mutually wound to form the twisted pair, and simultaneously, the four male end holes of the male end 10 are respectively inserted into the corresponding required wire harnesses.

In some embodiments, the male end 10 may also be provided with a slot 22, where the slot 22 communicates with at least two male end holes, and each male end hole can accommodate one hole 32, that is, the serial piece 30 may be used on the female end 20, the male end 10, or both the male end 10 and the female end 20, so as to improve the convenience of use.

In some embodiments, the male end 10 has a receiving cavity 12 and a slot 13, and the female end 20 has a catch 23. The receiving cavity 12 extends in the Z-direction and is capable of receiving a portion of the female end 20. After the female end 20 is inserted into the accommodating cavity 12, the buckle 23 can be inserted into the clamping groove 13 to fix the connection between the female end 20 and the male end 10, so that the connection between the female end 20 and the male end 10 is convenient to disassemble, and further convenient to assemble, disassemble and overhaul.

In some embodiments, the connection portion 31 is provided with a plurality of connection holes 311, and the connection holes 311 may be used to fix the wire harness.

In some embodiments, the locations of the female end 20 corresponding to the female end holes 21 are provided with a numerical identification to identify the desired female end holes 21. Likewise, the location of the male end 10 corresponding to the male end aperture is also provided with a numerical identification for identification.

In other embodiments, the female end holes 21 of the female end 20 may have other numbers, such as 8, 12, 20, etc., and the corresponding male end 10 may have the same number of male end holes. The series 30 may also have other numbers of access openings 32, such as three or five, etc., to connect more harnesses in series.

In an embodiment of the present application, a vehicle (not shown) is further provided, including a vehicle body, a plurality of electrical appliances and a connector 100, wherein the wire harnesses of the electrical appliances are electrically connected through the connector 100 to achieve serial connection, the connector 100 has a mounting buckle 40 at the housing of the male end 10, and the connector 100 is fixed on the vehicle body through the mounting buckle 40.

The vehicle of this application has realized through connector 100 that whole car pencil is succinct more, has avoided the pencil wire winding to still reduced pencil cost and whole weight when being convenient for dismouting and maintenance.

In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the above embodiments are presented for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to be limiting, and that any suitable modification or variation of the above embodiments is within the scope of the disclosure.

Claims

1. A connector, comprising:

a male end;

the female end is connected with the male end, a plurality of female end holes are formed in the female end, a slot is further formed in the female end, and the slot is communicated with at least two female end holes; and

the serial component comprises a connecting part and at least two hole parts which are electrically connected, and a plurality of the hole parts are connected to the same side of the connecting part;

each female end hole can accommodate one of the access hole portions, and when each access hole portion of the serial component is inserted into one of the female end holes, the connecting portion can be accommodated in the slot.

2. The connector of claim 1, wherein: the female end holes are arranged at intervals along a first direction, the slots are communicated with the same side of the female end holes along a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein: the plurality of female end holes arranged along the first direction form a female end hole group, and the plurality of female end hole groups are arranged at intervals along the second direction.

4. A connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the female end hole groups are two, and each female end hole group is provided with two female end holes.

5. The connector of claim 1, wherein: the slot penetrates through two opposite sides of the female end.

6. The connector of claim 1, wherein: the male end is provided with a plurality of male end holes, and each male end hole corresponds to one female end hole.

7. The connector as defined in claim 6, wherein: the male end is provided with the slot, the slot is communicated with at least two male end holes, and each male end hole can accommodate one access hole part.

8. The connector of claim 1, wherein: the male end is provided with a containing cavity and a clamping groove, the female end is provided with a buckle, the containing cavity can contain part of the female end, and after the female end is inserted into the containing cavity, the buckle can be inserted into the clamping groove to fix the female end and the male end.

9. The connector of claim 1, wherein: the connecting part is provided with a connecting hole.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that: comprising a vehicle body, a plurality of electrical appliances, and the connector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein wire harnesses of the plurality of electrical appliances are electrically connected through the connector, the connector has a mounting buckle, and the connector is fixed to the vehicle body through the mounting buckle.